ONLINE JOURNALISM PRODUCTION
JRN5ONJ
2018
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Students in this subject develop and edit content for web publication. The subject introduces students to the basics of producing journalism with smart phones and mobile devices, web design, and the skills necessary to create and prepare graphics for the web. Over the course of the subject, students develop and maintain a blog and are given the opportunity to develop their writing and research skills.This subject also introduces students to journalistic uses of social media. No specialist computer programming or design skills are required for entry into this subject.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorHugh Martin
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Critically evaluate and synthesise arguments in online content and show a readiness to inform and revise assumptions and one's own views when appropriate, the ability to apply web standards and usability principles.
- Activities:
- Weekly workshops; quizzes for reinforcement.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research (Inquiry/ Research)
- Critical Thinking (Critical Thinking)
02. Demonstrated ability to locate and utilise freely available technical documentation to extend and enhance online user experiences.
- Activities:
- Weekly workshops, blog writing and management; online publication prototype.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Life-Long Learning (Life-Long Learning)
03. Identify best practice in web design and be able to locate effective fixes and/or workarounds for common problems, create effective user navigation for a website.
- Activities:
- Weekly workshops; quizzes for reinforcement.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving (Creative Problem-solving)
04. The ability to locate and utilise authoritative technical documentation on web markup and usability data to create a website prototype, locate, identify and link to online sources to use as evidence in support of written work.
- Activities:
- Blog writing; quizzes for reinforcement, weekly workshop participation.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research (Inquiry/ Research)
05. The ability to write and publish short articles (ie around 300 500 words) on a theme for an online readership and to promote such writing through freely available social media platforms; evidence of efforts to engage with audiences and publish blog content on an external website.
- Activities:
- Blog writing, modelling, feedback over the course of the semester.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing (Writing)
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2018, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorHugh Martin
Class requirements
Lecture
Week:
31
-
43
One 1.0 hours lecture per week
on weekdays
during the day
from week 31 to week 43
and delivered via online.
Seminar
Week:
31
-
43
One 2.0 hours seminar per week
on weekdays
during the day
from week 31 to week 43
and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blogging exercises (1500 words) | 35 | 03, 04, 05 | |
| Mobile journalism production (2000 words equivalent) | 40 | 01, 02, 03 | |
| Exegesis (1500 words equivalent) | 25 | 01, 02 |